I am not sure why or how I chose to go to
Brazil and Argentina… there must have been an email and package deal because
somehow we had flights and hotels booked for a 7 night vacation to Buenos Aires
and Rio de Janerio.
I had previously gone to Europe and Costa Rica,
but this trip felt like my first real trip abroad, to someplace exotic and
completely different. In hindsight, during the trip I was so overly cautious
about everything, avoiding certain neighborhoods, being out at night, etc. that
I am sure I missed out on quite a bit... if I only knew how my caution (or soon
to be lack thereof) would change over the years.
According to the pictures from the trip, we did
the following!
Toured the different neighborhoods in
Argentina, found a flea market and saw an impromptu tango show on the
street.
Enjoyed Chandon champagne (clearly unaware or
concerned at the time about drinking the local wines) at a dinner and Tango
show…. It was also possibly my birthday?
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| Shopping in Buenos Aires |
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| Checking out the local soccer stadium |
We had a friend of a friend, Marcelo, show us
around Rio, checking out his favorite spots including the best Brazilian BBQ
spot, a hike through the rain forest in the middle of the city, an introduction
to acai bowls and a crazy night out on the town.
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| Marcelo (second from the left) and his friends |
We took the cog wheel train to Christ the Redeemer… it was foggy
We also went to the top of Sugarloaf…foggy once
again.
Argentina and Brazil was a quick trip and I truly feel like I didn’t get
a chance to fully experience either country due to the limited time and being
so timid to wander off the beaten path.
Thankfully, I got a chance to experience South America properly just a
few years later with our trip to Chile.
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